Research Article

The In Vitro Antiplasmodial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Selected Ghanaian Herbal Plants

Table 1

Yield of lyophilized aqueous herbal extract.

PlantDried ground leaves (g)Lyophilized extract (g)Yield (%)

A. cordifolia21.52.310.7
M. indica32.02.98.9
P. longifolia17.11.79.7
M. oleifera6.71.014.9

The amount of lyophilized extract obtained from the dried leaves expressed as %.